Marie Edmonds

Marie Edmonds
FRS MAE
Edmonds in 2019
Born (1975-09-14) 14 September 1975 (age 51)
Devon, England
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
EducationPlymouth High School for Girls
University of Cambridge
AwardsBigsby Medal (2021)
Scientific career
FieldsVolcanology
Petrology
Geochemistry
WorkplacesUniversity of Cambridge
University of East Anglia
David Pyle
Clive Oppenheimer
Websitewww.esc.cam.ac.uk/directory/marie-edmonds Edit this at Wikidata

Marie Edmonds FRS MAE (born 14 September 1975) is a British volcanologist and academic, whose research focuses on the physics and chemistry of volcanic eruptions and magmatism and understanding volatile cycling in the solid Earth as mediated by plate tectonics. She is Professor of Volcanology and Earth Sciences at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge. Her research investigates the social and economic impacts of natural hazards; and the sustainable use of Earth's mineral and energy resources. Edmonds serves as the vice president and Ron Oxburgh Fellow in Earth Sciences at Queens' College, Cambridge. In 2024 she became Head of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Early life and education

Edmonds was educated at Plymouth High School for Girls, Plymouth, Devon (1987-1994).[citation needed] She studied the Natural Science Tripos at the University of Cambridge, specialising in geological sciences, and was awarded first class Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree 1997. She then undertook a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, which she completed in 2002.

Career and research

After receiving her PhD she served as a volcanologist for the British Geological Survey at its Montserrat Volcano Observatory. From 2004 to 2006 Edmonds was a Mendenhall Fellow with the United States Geological Survey at its Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Since 2007, she has served as a Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge and a Professor at the University of Cambridge, where she teaches igneous petrology, geochemistry, and volcanology.

In 2024, she became Head of the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge. She was previously Deputy Head of Department and Director of Research. In August 2026, it was announced that she would be the next head of the School of the Physical Sciences, succeeding Professor Nigel Peake; she took up the appointment on 1 October 2026.

Edmonds serves as President of the Volcanology, Geochemistry, Petrology Section of the American Geophysical Union. Edmonds served on the Deep Carbon Observatory's (DCO) executive committee. Edmonds was Secretary for Science 2014–2018 at the Geological Society of London and was the Volcanology, Petrology Secretary of the American Geophysical Union 2016–2018. Edmonds served as an editor of the AGU journal Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G-Cubed) 2017-2025. In 2023, Edmonds became Executive Editor of Bulletin of Volcanology.

Edmonds most cited publications include

Honours and awards

Edmonds was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2025. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Plymouth in 2025. In 2022 she was elected Geochemistry Fellow of the Geochemical Society and European Association of Geochemistry; and in 2021 a Member of the Academia Europaea (MAE). She was an AGU College of Fellows Distinguished Lecturer in 2021–2022. In 2021 she received the Bigsby Medal of the Geological Society of London 'for eminent services in the field of geology'. In 2020 Edmonds was one of three recipients of the Joanne Simpson Medal of the American Geophysical Union, its premier mid-career award, which comes with conferred Fellowship of the American Geophysical Union. Edmonds received the Thermo Fisher Scientific VMSG[clarification needed] annual Award in 2019. In 2019 she gave Daly Lecture of the American Geophysical Union. In 2017 she received the Wager Medal of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior. In 2014, Edmonds received the William Smith Fund of the Geological Society of London.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Anon (2020). "Professor Marie Edmonds CV" (PDF). cam.ac.uk.
  3. ↑ Marie Edmonds publications from Europe PubMed Central Edit this at Wikidata
  4. 1 2 Edmonds, Marie; Mather, Tamsin; Emma J. Liu (2018). "A distinct metal fingerprint in arc volcanic emissions". Nature Geoscience. 11 (10): 790–794. doi:10.1038/s41561-018-0214-5. Wikidata Q57838461. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Emma J. Liu (help)
  5. 1 2 Emily Mason; Edmonds, Marie; Turchyn, Alexandra (2017). "Remobilization of crustal carbon may dominate volcanic arc emissions". Science. 357 (6348): 290–294. doi:10.1126/science.aan5049. PMID 28729507. Wikidata Q38669098. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Emily Mason (help)
  6. 1 2 Edmonds, Marie (2008). "New geochemical insights into volcanic degassing". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. 366 (1885): 4559–4579. Bibcode:2008RSPTA.366.4559E. doi:10.1098/rsta.2008.0185. PMID 18826919. Wikidata Q37282957.
  7. 1 2 Bo Galle; Oppenheimer, Clive M.; Andreas Geyer; McGonigle, Andrew; Edmonds, Marie; Lisa Horrocks (2003). "A miniaturised ultraviolet spectrometer for remote sensing of SO2 fluxes: a new tool for volcano surveillance". Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 119 (1–4): 241–254. Bibcode:2003JVGR..119..241G. doi:10.1016/s0377-0273(02)00356-6. Wikidata Q56518800. {{Cite Q}}: Missing first/last names in Wikidata for Bo Galle, Andreas Geyer, Lisa Horrocks (help)
  8. ↑ Anon (2015). "Dr Marie Edmonds — Department of Earth Sciences". esc.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  9. ↑ Marie Edmonds on LinkedIn Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ↑ "Meet our new Head of Department: Professor Marie Edmonds". 30 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Professor Marie Edmonds appointed Head of the School of Physical Sciences". Department of Earth Sciences. University of Cambridge. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  12. ↑ Webb, Lucy (25 August 2026). "Professor Marie Edmonds appointed as next Head of the School of the Physical Sciences". Queens' College. University of Cambridge. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
  13. ↑ "Deep Carbon Observatory Executive Committee | Deep Carbon Observatory Portal". deepcarbon.net. Archived from the original on 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  14. ↑ "Synthesizing Our Understanding of Earth's Deep Carbon - Eos". Eos. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  15. ↑ "The Geological Society of London - Home". geolsoc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  16. ↑ "AGU - American Geophysical Union". AGU. Archived from the original on 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  17. ↑ "International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior Bureau 2023–2027". Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  18. ↑ "Exceptional scientists elected as Fellows of the Royal Society". Royal Society. 2025-05-20. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
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  20. ↑ https://www.agu.org/user-profile?cstkey=0f90375c-7d07-404b-9322-57c3eb1707c8
  21. ↑ "Dr Marie Edmonds awarded prestigious Wager Medal |". queens.cam.ac.uk.